BY SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG | AUG 16, 2022 Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, met with Ambassador of Mexico to Barbados, Víctor Hugo Morales Meléndez, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Barbados and Mexico are both enthusiastic about sharing best practices and knowledge expertise in the area of tourism. These subject matters along with the development […]
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BY BGIS | AUG 16, 2022 KLM will fly direct from Amsterdam to Barbados from October 18 to the end of March 2023. (FP) Barbados has become the only Anglophone Caribbean island that will have a direct flight from Amsterdam via the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM). After a successful first season of operations in […]
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The National Botanical Gardens came alive with the sweet, sweet sounds of steel pan today Sunday, July 24. It was non-stop musical action with fun for the whole family, from 2 p.m. as the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) first-ever Republic Bank Pandemonium event. This event was the marquee steel pan event for the Crop Over season and was one fans won’t […]
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─ investment will advance the hotel’s regional horizon, says President The sod has been turned for the construction of the 152-room AC Marriott Hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara. His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Onidge Walrond and Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) CEO, Dr. Peter Ramsaroop participating in […]
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BY JULIE CARRINGTON | JUL 11, 2022 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley warmly greets Barbados’ Consul General to Miami Rudy Grant before sitting down for discussions at Ilaro Court today. (Troy Barker/BGIS) Barbados’ Consul General to Miami, Rudy Grant, plans to expand the island’s foreign policy footprint in Miami when he takes up his new […]
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JUL 8, 2022 Commissioner of Police, Richard Boyce, has given the assurance that Crop Over events will be safe for patrons as they will be well policed by members of the Barbados Police Service (BPS). Commissioner Boyce was speaking during a press conference at Government Headquarters today, where he, along with Attorney General and Minister […]
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Isaiah Braithwaite July 6, 2022 Small business owner Abigale John is ‘head over heels’ about the establishment of the Guyana Shop at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). The young entrepreneur is the owner of GT Wine, one of the best local products in the country. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, M.P, […]
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ARTICLE first appeared in Barbados Today online Published onJuly 3, 2022 Portvale Sugar Factory was a scene of vivid colour and noise on Saturday as the Crop Over 2022 season was officially launched with the ceremonial delivery of the last canes. The evening’s festivities began with a rhythmic procession filled with groups from the Barbados Landship, steel […]
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ARTICLE first appeared in Barbados Today online Published onJuly 3, 2022 Barbados’ premier cultural showcase, the 2022 Crop Over Festival was officially unveiled on Saturday, July 2, with a reimagined Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes. In what was expected to be the most spectacular opening ceremony of the annual summer festival, the team at the National Cultural […]
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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS | JUL 1, 2022 | Barbados’ premier cultural showcase, the 2022 Crop Over Festival will be officially unveiled on Saturday, July 2, with a reimagined Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes. In what is expected to be the most spectacular opening ceremony of the annual summer festival, the team at the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) […]
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